Cyber mastermind arrested, questioned in Slovenia (AP)
AP - A cyber mastermind from Slovenia who is suspected of creating a malicious software code that infected 12 million computers worldwide and orchestrating other huge cyberscams was arrested and questioned, police said Wednesday.
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What's Missing From StarCraft II's Launch? Pirate Copies (PC World)
PC World - StarCraft II has been circulating in beta since February 2010. A preload version's been downloadable for the past week. Boxed copies of the game went on sale last night at midnight. The game code's been hypothetically available, more or less in full, to software pirates for some time now.
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Blackberry 6 and Bold 9800 May Debut Next Week (PC World)
PC World - Next week may see the debut of the Blackberry 6 operating system running on a brand new slider phone, suggested by an upcoming press announcement. Many sites and blogs are getting excited about invitations from Research In Motion and AT&T for an event in New York City on August 3. The event invitation doesn't say much, but its timing lines up with previous rumors that the Blackberry Bold 9800 would debut this summer.
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Adobe buys Swiss software maker for $240M (AP)
AP - Adobe Systems Inc. will begin a public tender offer to buy Swiss software maker Day Software Holding AG in a deal the two valued at $240 million, the companies announced Wednesday.
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LG Expects to Launch a Few Windows Phone 7 Mobiles This Year (PC World)
PC World - South Korea's LG Electronics will launch its first smartphone designed around Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 software by the end of September and will follow with more by the end of the year, a company representative said Wednesday.
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Adobe Acquires Web Software Maker for US$240 Million (PC World)
PC World - Adobe Systems has agreed to buy Web software maker Day Software Holding in a deal worth US$240 million, the company said in a statement Wednesday.
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Websense 2Q net income slips 6 percent (AP)
AP - Websense Inc. on Tuesday said its second-quarter net income dipped 6 percent and the Internet filtering and security software maker issued revenue guidance lower than Wall Street was expecting, citing concerns about foreign exchange rates and the overall economy.
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National Instruments' 2Q profit surges on revenue (AP)
AP - Scientific and engineering software maker National Instruments Corp. said Tuesday its second-quarter profit soared as revenue increased 39 percent from a year ago.
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Free Tools Can Fix Windows Shortcut Vulnerability (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Security firms G Data Software and Sophos have released free tools that eliminate a vulnerability in an operating-system component called the Windows Shell for Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7. According to Microsoft, the vulnerability exists because Windows incorrectly parses shortcuts in such a way that malicious code may be executed whenever the icon of a specially crafted shortcut is displayed.
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Apple releases OS X updates for new iMacs, Magic Trackpad (Macworld.com)
Macworld.com - If you already rushed out to purchase a Magic Trackpad or one of the brand new iMacs Apple announced on Tuesday morning, then it’s time to do the Software Update dance. The company has rolled out a pair of updates for Mac OS X 10.6.4 and Mac OS X 10.6.4 Server installations running on the new desktop models, as well as software updates for those who want to use the Magic Trackpad with their existing Mac.
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I4i Wins Final Approval From USPTO in Microsoft Dispute (PC World)
PC World - The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued a final confirmation of a patent awarded to i4i that is at the heart of a dispute with Microsoft and that once threatened the sale of Word software.
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Is Linux Just Another Unix Flavor? (PC World)
PC World - What defines an operating system isn't a geeky label or a collection of ramblings from the mouths of its community members. Nor is it some empty and pointless certification offered up by an obscure group of malcontented purveyors of "standards."
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Compuware teams with Nelco unit on software (AP)
AP - Business software and services provider Compuware Corp. said Tuesday it will partner with a subsidiary of India's Nelco Ltd. to help manage the software applications of that company's customers.
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Yahoo Changing Its Model for Building Media Products (PC World)
PC World - Yahoo is building a centralized software infrastructure across all its media products, to make development and global updates more efficient, an executive said on Saturday.
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Telecom software groups merge in app store battle (Reuters)
Reuters - Two telecom operator-backed software groups are merging to counter increasing competition from new rivals Google and Apple for mobile phone applications.
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SAP Reports Revenue up 12 Percent, Earnings up 15 Percent (PC World)
PC World - SAP reported a 15 percent year-on-year rise in earnings for the second quarter, on revenue up 12 percent. It forecast that underlying revenue growth in its core business of software and software-related services will accelerate following completion of its acquisition of Sybase.
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Federal ruling allows iPhone users to alter software (Reuters)
Reuters - The U.S. copyright office issued exemptions to a copyright law, giving legal protection for people who unlock their smartphones like Apple Inc's iPhone.Read More ...
SAP's 2nd-quarter profit up 15 percent (AP)
AP - Business software maker SAP AG said Tuesday that growth in the United States and emerging markets helped it to a 15 percent increase in second-quarter net earnings.
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Google in bid for government software business (AFP)
AFP - Google made a pitch for more government software business, unveiling a new suite of Internet-hosted calendar, email and other products that meets official US security requirements.Read More ...
SuccessFactors widens 2Q loss as expenses rise (AP)
AP - Business software maker SuccessFactors Inc. said Monday its loss in the second quarter widened, hurt by stock options expenses and higher operating expenses.
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